Tawhito

Some supernatural creatures or deities alluded to vaguely in old chants: Po ki tipua, tetahi po; Po ki tawhito tetahi po. The god Tiki (the deified first man) is called Tiki-tawhito, and Whiro, the god of thieves, is also called Whiro-tawhito, in the same incantation. It is possibly a title, "the Ancient One."